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Museum of DisABILITY History

Grades 9-12 Lesson Plans

Advocacy-Advocates and Accomplishments Lesson Plan — PDF lesson plan on people and institutions that support people with disabilities.
Advocacy-Etiquette Lesson Plan — PDF lesson plan on the proper etiquette on interacting with people with disabilities.
Cures-Human Barometer Lesson Plan — PDF lesson plan on the treatments to help people with disabilities.
Disability In The Media-Films and Television Lesson Plan — PDF lesson plan on the impact the media has on people with disabilities.
Education-Changes Lesson Plan — PDF lesson plan on the changes in education for people with disabilities.
Educators-Educators Lesson Plan — PDF lesson plan on the contributions by educators for people with disabilities.
Eugenics-Examples of Eugenics Lesson Plan — PDF lesson plan on the method of eugenics.
Kennedy-The Kennedy Family As Advocates Lesson Plan — PDF lesson plan on the advocacy initiatives of the Kennedy Family.
Kennedy-Maria Shriver and Advocacy Lesson Plan — PDF lesson plan on the effectiveness of advocacy literature.
Law-WWII Laws Lesson Plan — PDF lesson plan on the laws passed in WWII that helped people with disabilities.
Media Timeline-Media Impact Lesson Plan — PDF lesson plan on the positive and negative effects of media on people with disabilities.
Medicine-Society's Viewpoint Lesson Plan — PDF lesson plan on the treatments of people with disabilities.
New York State-Law Brochure Lesson Plan — PDF lesson plan on the changing laws for people with disabilities.
Participation in Government – PDF lesson plans for a unit intended for students to study laws designed for people with disabilities


Prevention-Disability Prevention Information Lesson Plan — PDF lesson plan on the ways that some disabilities can be prevented.
Society Timeline-Myth Buster Lesson Plan — PDF lesson plan on the myths about people with disabilities.
Sports-Bio Sports Poem Lesson Plan — PDF lesson plan on important sports figures with disabilities.